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Slavery is considered to be a thing of the past, but that’s not how ninth grader Allison Nasson felt when she began Youth Ending Slavery, more commonly known as YES. Currently a first year, Nasson has brought her mission to Puget Sound. YES is a nonprofit based in Portland, Ore., led by high school and college students. “Our mission is to combat modern-day slavery by raising awareness about its prevalence in our world and empowering youth to be advocates for change,” the YES website says. The YES site defines slavery...

As the colder months approach, the importance of preventing infectious illness around campus resurfaces. Counseling, Health and Wellness Services here at Puget Sound offers a wide variety of resources for staying healthy and treating illnesses. At a university of about 2,600 students, it is important to decrease the possibility of being infected and infecting others by taking precautions against spreading illnesses. CHWS recommends a variety of approaches for students to remain healthy while on campus. “Basically, the best way to help prevent yourself from getting sick is a lot of...

Jordan Voltz: What did your role as Coordinator for the Race & Pedagogy Conferences entail? Dexter Gordon: I’ve been chair of our three national conferences, coordinating and staging the conference. That involves assembling a conference planning committee 18 months to two years ahead of the conference… working with a team of faculty as campus staff partners alongside community partners to distribute the assignments to make the conference work. JV: Were you pleased with the turnout from Tacoma? DG: I was very pleased, in fact, tracking the numbers, we were beginning...

  On Monday, Sept. 15, election packets for ASUPS Fall 2014 elections became available in Wheelock Student Center. University of Puget Sound students have the opportunity to participate in elections by running for one of the seven positions available and voting for their peers. “This is really exciting because we’re going to have a lot of new faces on Senate, and we’re also going to have just a lot of new voices and people to interact with. Especially the freshman senators, that should be pretty exciting as well,” ASUPS President...

A new financial aid initiative known as the Tacoma Public Schools Commitment will offer local students a chance to attend the University of Puget Sound at a lower cost. From fall 2015 onward, the University is committed to meeting the full demonstrated financial need of all graduates of Tacoma public high schools who receive an offer of admission. Students must be enrolled for three consecutive years with the exception of military students. Transfer and home schooled students are not eligible. The University will meet this financial need by making up...

  Anonymity has always been something that attracts people due to its ability to create “freedom” and “safety.”  The Puget Sound Confessions page has evolved. Students are using an app called Yik Yak to post anonymously. Yik Yak is a seven-month old app that has made its way on to Puget Sound’s campus. The app is self-described as an anonymous gossip app. “It was created by Brooks Buffington and Tyler Droll in 2013,” according to Yik Yak’s website. “It just blew up,” co-creator Buffington stated on Yik Yak’s website. “One...

Diversions Café is starting a new sustainability program called Grizz Groundz. The program will include packaging used coffee grounds and giving them back to the campus community; neighbors, students, faculty and staff will be free to take home the used grounds. Community members can use these coffee grounds in their gardens, as coffee can be reused for many types of soil enhancement; this serves the dual purpose of reducing the campus’ carbon footprint as well. The community can pick up Grizz Grounds outside the Diversions Café/Wheelock Student Center entrance. “Instead...

This September, the Race and Pedagogy Initiative will be hosting its third National Conference. First appearing in 2006, and again in 2010, the conferences are collaborative efforts with the University of Puget Sound and members of the South Sound community, intended to encourage students, educators and other community members to think critically about racism and issues pertaining to racial equality. The conference will host a number of different speakers from around the country, each one a distinguished academic in their respective fields. The university is especially lucky to host the...